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Sweet Potato Jeongol
🇰🇷 Korean

Sweet Potato Jeongol

🇰🇷 Korean

A clear, restorative korean soup starring sweet potato — light on the palate, big on aroma. Ready in 30 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic1, diced
  • Ginger3 cloves, minced
  • Mushrooms200 g
  • Sesame Oil1 tbsp
  • Stock or Broth1 litre
  • Sweet Potato3
  • Napa Cabbage300 g
  • Gochugaru1/2 tsp
  • Perilla Leavessmall handful
  • Gochujang2 tbsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sweat the garlic in the Sesame Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the ginger and gochugaru and cook for 30 seconds more.

  3. 3

    Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the sweet potato.

  4. 4

    Simmer gently until the sweet potato is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.

  5. 5

    Ladle into warm bowls and top each with perilla leaves and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the gochugaru in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

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